SUMMARY: The long-running affair boasts a better, more diverse lineup than similarly celebrated events like Coachella and Lollapalooza. This is hands-down the gold standard in stateside summer music festivals.

SUMMARY: The biggest, broadest music festival in the world has a little something for everyone. Pro tip: Skip the pricy headliners at Marcus Amphitheatre and stick to the grounds stages, where artists like Arctic Monkeys, Nas and Phantogram can be seen for a relative pittance.

SUMMARY: The expertly curated fest, hosted by the love-em-or-hate-em tastemakers at pitchfork.com, returns for another go-round with a lineup heavy on hip-hop (Lamar, Death Grips, Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt and so on).

PERFORMERS: Outkast, Spoon, Twenty One Pilots, Action Bronson, Against Me! and more

SUMMARY: Forecastle, which takes over the Louisville waterfront for a weekend each summer, is noteworthy for several reasons, but perhaps none more so than the fact this year’s iteration is the closest reunited Atlanta hip-hop duo Outkast will be to Columbus — barring any FMMF-related surprises.

SUMMARY: While much of the lineup impresses (EMA! Sun Kil Moon! Deafheaven!), the main attraction remains the opportunity to see Afghan Whigs return to its old stomping grounds with a sure-to-be-epic headlining turn.